Gadsden School Board recognizes Gadsden County High teacher, student and long‑serving support staff

At its regular meeting, the Gadsden School Board recognized three honorees from Gadsden County High School: Chasity Redding as student of the month, Miss Horton as teacher of the month and a long‑serving support staff member (referred to in the transcript as Miss Sheba) as support‑staff of the month.

The board’s recognition sponsor, a board member who described themself as owner of The Ivy Shop and a partner with Direct Auto Exchange, said the program includes cash awards and plaques. The sponsor told the board the program presented $250 for the teacher and support staff honorees and $200 for the student honoree.

Marlon Ball, introduced in the meeting as the school’s principal, highlighted academic and service details for each honoree. Ball said of the student honoree: "Chasity is very involved in her community, her church. She has a 4 GPA, and she is in the dual enrollment program at our school." Ball described the teacher, Miss Horton, as volunteering to teach Algebra 1 and some precalculus to address a previously low‑performing subject area and said early signs were positive for this year’s scores. The support staff member was singled out for long service — the transcript records the sponsor referencing "28 years" of service — and for daily hands‑on support in classrooms.

Board members and the superintendent were invited to present plaques and take photographs with the honorees. The board did not take formal action related to the recognitions beyond the presentations.

The recognitions were presented early in the meeting; the board scheduled remaining recognitions to occur later in the agenda.